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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
India’s first Olympic-bound Fencer Bhavani Devi thanks parents for sustaining her dream
Sabre Fencer Bhavani Devi, who created history by becoming the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympic Games, said she was looking forward to giving off her best performance in Tokyo2020. “It will be the first time when most of our country will watch Fencing and will watch me play, so will give my best performance in front of them,” she said.
By winning a quota through the Adjusted Official Ranking  method after the Budapest World Cup in March, the 27-year-old from Chennai marked a major milestone in a long journey. She had started her career by training with bamboo sticks. The sense of excitement on becoming the first fencer to represent India at the Olympics isn’t lost on Bhavani.
Given the prevailing Covid-19 situation and with tournaments likely to get cancelled, Bhavani Devi is expecting to continue training in Italy before departing for the Olympic Games from there. Inducted into the Target Olympic Podium Scheme in April, she is now on attending three-week camp in May where she is be training with the Italian National team.
Bhavani Devi, whose late father was a priest and mother is a homemaker, is grateful for the support she has received from her parents at every step. “Only because of my parents, I was able to push myself harder to overcome difficulties,” she said on Wednesday at a media interaction facilitated by the Sports Authority of India.
“My mother always encouraged me. She would tell me ‘If today is not good, tomorrow will be better. If you give 100 percent, you will definitely get the result.’ Even from her hospital bed when she was recovering from Covid-19, she told me focus on my dream and play in the Budapest World Cup rather that return home to be with her,” Bhavani Devi said.
She said voices had dissuaded her from continuing with Fencing when Olympic qualification seemed a distant dream, but her parents encouraged her to carry on, “When my ranking wasn’t close to the qualification, people used to ask why is she investing so much time in sport. She’s a woman, she could get education and think of getting some job. I didn’t get encouragement from outside, my mother and father told me to not worry.”
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has supported the Fencing Association of India through the Annual Calendar of Training and Competition  with a budget of Rs. 16.94 crore in 2019-20. Before she was inducted into TOPS, Bhavani Devi received a special grant of Rs. 20 lakh under the ACTC. Now, for her coaching fee till the Olympics and purchase of specialised equipment, a total of Rs. 19.28 lakh has been sanctioned by the Mission Olympic Cell.
Ministry of Finance
Inauguration of Customs clearance work on all 7 days of a week including public holidays at Garhi Harsaru
Sonepat, Garhi Harsaru and Tughlakabad inland container depots under Delhi Customs now operate on Sundays and Public Holidays
The Chief Commissioner of Customs, Delhi Custom Zone, Shri Surjit Bhujabal inaugurated the Customs clearance work on all 7 days of a week including public holidays today at Inland Container Depot  Garhi Harsaru.
The function was attended by senior officers of Delhi Customs Zone, CEO of GRFL the custodian and President of Delhi Customs Brokers’ Association.
Representatives from reputed organizations such as Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., Jindal Stainless Steel Ltd., Hero Motocorp Ltd., Suzuki Motorcycle India  Ltd., Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India  Ltd., Rico Auto Industries Ltd., Honda Cars India Ltd., Asian Paints Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric India Ltd., Panasonic India  Ltd., Orient Craft Ltd., Greenlam Industries Ltd. including others graced the occasion.
Delivering the keynote address, the Chief Commissioner of Customs stated that Delhi Customs administration has decided to launch full 7 days customs work at 3 ICDs which includes Sundays and Public Holidays. The three ICDs are Sonepat, Garhi Harsaru and Tughlakabad. He stated that this will be a leap forward towards further facilitation of trade. He also observed that the trade needs to work in sync with their Customs Brokers, and get the delivery order from Shipping Lines and any NOC from other government agencies in advance. Looking forward to the exporters and importers availing this facility, this will allow a faster clearance of cargo reducing dwell time and cost for trade.
Welcoming the Delegates, Shri Manish Saxena, Commissioner of Customs, ICD Patparganj and other ICDs informed that with this new initiative, the Delhi Zone has taken yet another step towards realizing the Government’s objective of further reducing the dwell time in Customs clearance that will results in cost reduction.
The representatives of the custodian, trade and other stakeholders lauded the efforts made by Delhi Customs Zone in trade facilitation through various measures undertaken in recent years. They welcomed the futuristic step of clearance on all seven days a week including holidays and stated that this will ensure uninterrupted production thereby enabling them to honour their commitments towards customers.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 287
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 105 crore landmark milestone
More than 51 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 105 Crore landmark milestone  today. More than 51 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
|
|
Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
10378857
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
9205032
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
18371299
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
15885320
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
416311305
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
138713164
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
174212604
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
95225580
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
109366835
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
66044066
|
|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
|
728640900
|
|
Cumulative 2nd dose administered
|
|
325073162
|
|
Total
|
|
1053714062
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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|
Date: 29th October, 2021 
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
97
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
8162
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
230
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
23878
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
1474185
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
2091664
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
368805
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
657060
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
205730
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
329440
|
|
1st Dose Administered in Total
|
|
2049047
|
|
2nd Dose Administered in Total
|
|
3110204
|
|
Total
|
|
5159251
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 206.56 Cr
Over 3.95 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,35,510
16,167 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.50%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 4.64%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 206.56 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,73,95,158 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.95 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
|
|
Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
10412659
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
10095569
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
6466927
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
18432023
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
17679680
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
12559454
|
|
Age Group 12-14 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
39517944
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
28729649
|
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
61364340
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
51505188
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
559848193
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
510157649
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
33599308
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
203753295
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
195616592
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
21263233
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
127484610
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
122253712
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
34914716
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
10,88,03,638
|
|
Total
|
|
2,06,56,54,741
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 1,35,510. Active cases now constitute 0.31% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.50%. 15,549 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,34,99,659.
16,167 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 2,63,419 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 87.81 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 4.64% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 6.14%.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 391
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage reaches nearly 172 Crore
More than 43 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has reached nearly 172 Crore  today. More than 43 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 1.64 Crore  Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries  for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
|
|
Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
10398874
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
9920606
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
3806856
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
18404059
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
17355449
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
5136216
|
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
51257890
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
11944935
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
546969996
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
422764632
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
201400054
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
175478049
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
125711796
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
109323985
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
7518159
|
|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
|
954142669
|
|
Cumulative 2nd dose administered
|
|
746787656
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
16461231
|
|
Total
|
|
1717391556
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
|
|
Date: 10th February, 2022 
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
172
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
3848
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
31119
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
323
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
7192
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
65211
|
|
Age Group 15-18 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
344013
|
|
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1378860
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
381296
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
1354552
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
68265
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
273410
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
55086
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
175313
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
240249
|
|
Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
|
849155
|
|
Cumulative 2nd dose administered
|
|
3193175
|
|
Precaution Dose
|
|
336579
|
|
Total
|
|
4378909
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Power
REC to set up 1000 LPM Oxygen Generation Plant and other medical facilities at Base Hospital, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
REC Limited, a leading NBFC, through its CSR arm REC Foundation has signed an MoA with Chief Medical Officer, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, committing financial assistance to the tune of ₹ 1.85 crore under its CSR initiative. As part of the project, 1000 liters per minute oxygen generation plant will be set up at Base Hospital, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. Along with that, 22 oxygen concentrators and 200 fowler beds with wheels will also be provided to the hospital, increasing its bed capacity from 250 to 450. The initiative is aimed at strengthening the covid care facility at the hospital to provide necessary medical care to the local community.
REC Foundation has been continuously working towards improving the health systems in the country. Earlier this month, the Foundation provided financial assistance of ₹2.21 crore towards the Installation of 1700 liters per minute oxygen generator plant  and 150 kVA generator plant at Dalvi Hospital, Pune. The project has been implemented by Pune Municipal Corporation and is providing uninterrupted oxygen supply in the hospital.
Another project supported by the foundation, Pandit Ram Sumer Shukla Smriti Government Medical College in Rudrapur, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand has been converted into a Covid treatment center. The center has a 300-bed hospital including a 36 bed ICU ward and facilities such as an isolation center, testing center, etc. The project has strengthened the medical infrastructure in the district and has increased the local administration's response to the pandemic in providing relevant medical treatment and services on time.
REC Limited is a Navratna NBFC focusing on Power Sector Financing and Development across India, under Ministry of Power. Established in 1969, REC Limited has completed over fifty years of its operations. It provides financial assistance to state electricity boards, state governments, central/state power utilities, independent power producers, rural electric cooperatives, and private sector utilities. Its business activities involve financing projects in the complete power sector value chain; different type of projects includes Generation, Transmission, Distribution Projects, and Renewable Energy projects.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
NHA issues hardware guidelines for healthcare institutions at State/ UT level to facilitate effective implementation of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
The National Health Authority  issued hardware guidelines across States and Union Territories for healthcare institutions like hospitals, clinics and health and wellness centres to promote digitization in hospitals. The guidelines provide a basic framework to States/UTs for planning, assessment and procurement of the IT hardware  to operate applications compliant with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission .
Talking about the guidelines, Dr. R. S. Sharma, CEO, NHA said – “The first step towards ABDM implementation is digitization of hospitals. Several States and UTs expressed the need for some guidelines that gives them an overview of the IT infrastructure requirements based on the health facility size. The hardware guidelines issued by NHA will help the states/ UTs in assessing the requirement and facilitate the adoption of ABDM in their healthcare institutions.”
ABDM will simplify the processes and increase ease of living by connecting the digital health solutions of hospitals and other health facilities across the country with each other. The digital ecosystem will also enable a host of other facilities like teleconsultation, paper-less health records, QR code based OPD registrations etc. The digitization of health records will ensure that old medical records of patients cannot get lost and are accessible to them anytime anywhere. Ensuring necessary IT infrastructure and implementation of Hospital Information Management Systems across health facilities at the State/UT level will play a pivotal role in creation and exchange of digital health records across the ecosystem.
The guidelines on the IT hardware specifications to support this ecosystem is available at https://abdm.gov.in:8081/uploads/Hardware_Guidelines_ABDM_e162cf7a7b.pdf. The document will help the States/ UTs in assessing the hardware requirements while planning and procurement of IT assets for healthcare institutions of all scales. The guidelines published by NHA is suggestive and recommendatory in nature. States/UTs and the health facilities have the flexibility to modify these guidelines based on local requirements and circumstances.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Food Processing ministry forms Task Force in the wake of Covid-19 to resolve problems of industry: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Union Food Processing Industries Minister Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal assured industry representatives that a dedicated Task Force had been established to resolve all problems being faced by the food processing and ancillary industries during the current Covid-19 lockdown.
In a video conference with major industry associations such as CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, PHDCCI, AIFPA, ICC, FINER and DICCI today, the Union minister said the Task Force included all senior officials of the food processing ministry and members of Invest India. She said the team had already received 222 issues out of which 98 had been resolved and the rest were under process of resolution.
During the video conference, industry representatives told Smt. Harsimrat Badal that though directions had been sent to all State governments about the need for allowing the manufacturing and movement of essential items, they were being interpreted in different ways by the State governments. They stressed the need for uniform format for all States regarding manufacture and movement of food products. The representatives shared the problems related to factory shutdown, permission to operate warehouses, personnel movement and logistic disruption. The industry representatives said that required labour was not available for smooth manufacturing and that there was a shortage of transport also. They further urged that ‘kirana stores’ be allowed to open across the country to ensure the forward linkage was established.
FPI Minister said talks would be initiated with the transport unions to ensure smooth supply of food material and access to raw materials by the food processing industry.
She assured industry representatives that she would review all suggestions and grievances submitted by them to the task force.
Special Service and Features
Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman to embark on a 2-day visit to Varanasi as part of the ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ tomorrow
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will undertake a two-day visit to Varanasi on December 3-4, 2022 as part of the ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ – a month-long programme aimed at celebrating, reaffirming and rediscovering the age-old links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi – two of the country’s most important and ancient seats of learning.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had on November 19, 2022 inaugurated ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ as part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations and to uphold the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat’.
The Finance Minister will visit key places with Tamil influence in the city like Sri Vishalakshi Temple, Sri Kumaraswamy Mutt, Kashi Nattukottai Nagarathar Sathiram, Shri Chakralingeshwar Shrine and Siva Madam on December 3, 2022.
Smt. Sitharaman will also visit some of the important ghats in the city, including, Hanuman Ghat and Dashashwamedh Ghat. She will also participate in Shambo Aarti at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the evening of December 3, 2022.
On December 4, 2022, Smt. Sitharaman will attend a seminar on ‘Architecture and other Heritage Forms in IKS’ at the Banaras Hindu University and will also interact with students in a separate programme at the varsity. Later in the day, the Finance Minister will participate in a cultural programme at BHU as part of the ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’.
Four people from Tenkasi district in Tamil Nadu, who served the Kasi Viswanathar Temple for more than 30 years, will also be joining the Finance Minister at the ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ in Varanasi on December 3-4, 2022. Their journey will reinforce the historical and civilisational links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Ministry invites entries for ‘75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has today opened entries for ‘75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’. The segment is an annual platform at the International Film Festival of India held in Goa, to identify, encourage and nurture young creative talents from across various aspects of filmmaking.
The initiative is in its second year, having been launched in 2021 to mark the 75th year of India’s independence as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations. The number of filmmakers being recognised is symbolic of the years of Indian Independence. It is envisioned that in the coming years the number of youths participating in Creative Minds will increase by one to keep the spirit of the endeavour alive.
The 75 creative minds will be shortlisted and selected on the basis of their submissions by an eminent jury, under the aegis of the National Film Development Corporation ahead of the 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India. This program identifies young budding film makers and provides them a platform to interact and learn from national as well as international film makers during the period of IFFI, Goa. This is a one-of-a-kind platform, with the largest gathering of young creative minds being selected through a competition at any premier film festival the world over; it was conceptualised in 2021 by Sh Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports to provide a platform and connect young talent with the masters of industry from the media and entertainment sector.
During the festival event in Goa, the selected ’75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’ will also attend workshops and sessions especially curated by the masters of cinema. Further, each team will take part in a group competition to make a short film in 53 hours. The themes of the short film will be based on the spirit of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav wherein the teams will showcase their idea of India@100. The selected creative minds will be made part of seven teams in consultation with Shorts TV, the programming partner of this initiative. The films produced by the seven teams will have a theatrical screening on 24th November 2022 at IFFI following by an award ceremony to celebrate the winning Film. All participants shall be recognised for participating in the competition challenge.
The initiative also is another step in the direction of making India a content and post production hub for the world, by identifying, nurturing and up-skilling young talent and making them industry connected as well as ready. The initiative is nurturing as well as building an ecosystem of young filmmakers allowing them to network as well as collaborate from an early stage. The Ministry has planned to introduce productive interventions so that the participants can utilise this opportunity for gainful employment in the Media & Entertainment space.
Entries open from September 05, 2022 till September 23, 2022 at
https://www.iffigoa.org/creativeminds
Prime Minister's Office
PM to address 66th Convocation of IIT Kharagpur on 23rd February
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the 66th Convocation of IIT Kharagpur, on 23rd February 2021 at 12:30 PM via video conferencing. Governor of West Bengal, Union Education Minister, and Union Minister of State for Education will also be present on the occasion.